RESPONSIBILITY | 12 key concepts (update version JUL26) by https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz The 12 key concepts have been identified as having a particular significant relationship to knowledge. Understanding, exploring, and using them will help you understand how knowledge is produced and used, within the core and optional themes, and the AOKs. Try to use them as extensively as possible in the essay and exhibition. en-us 2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC 2026-06-10 22:01:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads-usc1.storage.googleapis.com/1937145795/58945c5168dc6103d55efd5ea38f427e/TOK_logo_400.png Relating responsibility to the exhibition theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673523

  • Prompt 15: Think about our responsibilities to adhere to constraints on the pursuit of knowledge

  • Prompt 16: Think about our responsibilities to identify ethically questionable methods of producing knowledge

  • Prompt 22: Think about extra responsibilities that come with being expert knowers

  • Prompt 27: Think about our responsibilities to be aware of any ethical obligations that come with the possession of knowledge

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  • Do certain areas of knowledge carry with them more responsibilities than others?
  • How should we use language responsibly to communicate ideas?
  • Do members of indigenous societies have a clearer idea of their responsibilities as knowers?
  • Do we have a responsibility to overcome our political and religious affiliations when we produce knowledge?
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  • Is it our responsibility only to make claims about which we are certain?  
  • Do we all have a responsibility to search for the truth about the world?
  • Who has responsibility for the way knowledge is interpreted?
  • Is it our responsibility to justify all the claims we make?
  • Do we have a responsibility to approach knowledge objectively? 
    • ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673525     Quotes on responsibility theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673526
  • We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. George Bernard Shaw
  • We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on. Richard P. Feynman
  • There's a power in what we hold as artists, and part of that comes with responsibility... to share the human experience and really allow that to be seen. Tracee Ellis Ross
  • True education flowers at the point when delight falls in love with responsibility. Philip Pullman
  • People are often quite lazy. We like taking the easy way out - we like handing over responsibility, we like being offered shortcuts that mean we don't have to think. Hannah Fry
  • In general I think that in art you only have the responsibility to tell the truth. Ken Loach
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  • How many online definitions can you find for ‘responsibility’? 
  • Which one do you think best sums up this concept, and why?
  • Which of the quotes below do you think provides us with the best insight into responsibility? Are there any you disagree with?
  • Do we have responsibilities when it comes to finding out about the world, and using knowledge?
    • ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673527     OUR MORAL RESPONSIBILITY theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673528 A mini-lesson based on a Big Think article, considering when you should - and shouldn’t - try to change your friends’ beliefs, particularly ones that aren’t supported by scientific evidence.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673528     INTERFACE OR INVASION? theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673529 A mini-lesson based on a BBC article, looking at the experiences of a man who has the first mind-reading chip in his brain, and how this has changed his life.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673529     INTERFACE OR INVASION? theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673530 A mini-lesson based on a BBC article, looking at the experiences of a man who has the first mind-reading chip in his brain, and how this has changed his life.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673530     FREE WILL VS. DETERMINISM theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673531 A mini-lesson based on a Project Syndicate article, in which Peter Singer explores whether we are responsible for our choices, or whether everything is determined by factors beyond our control.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673531     LOST IN TRANSLATION theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673532 A mini-lesson based on a BBC Future article, looking at the challenges of translating words and terms related to climate change, and the consequences of getting this wrong.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673532     UNDERMINING ITS CAUSE theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673533 A mini-lesson based on a Conversation article, revealing that the claim that 80% of the world’s biodiversity being under Indigenous stewardship is unsupported, and could harm the cause it is meant to support.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673533     LONGSTANDING STEREOTYPES theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673534 A mini-lesson based on a Guardian article, reporting on the fact that Jamie Oliver has apologised for the portrayal of indigenous Australians in his new book for children.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673534     TO FLY OVER THE EARTH theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673535 A mini-lesson based on a New Zealand Herald article, considering whether the sports shoe brand ‘Hoka’ should acknowledge the fact that it draws on the Maori language to label its products.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673535     EXPLORING THE KNOWN theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673536 A mini-lesson based on a BBC article, reporting on the reaction by local indigenous people to the news that a British ‘explorer’ has claimed to become the first woman to cross their island solo.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673536     A CULTURAL FORCE FOR GOOD? theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673537 A mini-lesson based on a Vox article, which weighs up arguments for and against the social media platform TikTok, to answer the question, ‘Has TikTok made us better or worse?’

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673537     BAD GENES, OR BAD BIOLOGY? theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673538 A mini-lesson based on a Conversation article, which argues that using genetics to justify mass deportations is an example of scientific racism, based on a misunderstanding of biology.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673538     FREE SPEECH IN SILICON VALLEY theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673539 A mini-lesson based on an ABC News article, exploring the decision by Mark Zuckerberg to remove fact-checking from Facebook, and permit more (according to your perspective) free/hate speech.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673539     THE FREE FLOW OF IDEAS theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673540 A mini-lesson based on a Conversation article, which explores the challenge of ensuring that scientific knowledge is both open and protected from those who may seek to appropriate it.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673540     FRICTION VS. CONVENIENCE theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673541 A mini-lesson based on a New Humanist article, exploring the effects on society of technology allowing us to retreat from the world - and why this is a problem.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673541     PLAYING ON PAST FEARS theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673542 A mini-lesson based on a BBC article, considering why ‘Comrade Kamala’ has spread so quickly throughout the Latino community in the US.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673542     DESIGNATING RESPONSIBILITY theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673543 A mini-lesson based on an AP article, reporting that Australia is set to be the first country in the world to implement a ban on teenagers accessing social media, and how this might work in practice.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673543     INTERFACE OR INVASION? theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673544 A mini-lesson based on a BBC article, looking at the experiences of a man who has the first mind-reading chip in his brain, and how this has changed his life.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673544     TIKTOK PHYSICIANS theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673545 A mini-lesson based on a DW article and accompanying videos, looking at how TikTok influencers often provide misleading and even dangerous health recommendations.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673545     THE FLOATING SIGNIFIER theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673546 A mini-lesson based on a Vox interview with Laura Beers, in which she discusses how George Orwell is simultaneously well-known and completely misunderstood.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673546     AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673547 A mini-lesson based on an amNY article, reporting on a new immersive exhibition in NYC that recreates the 7 Oct attack on the Israeli music festival.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673547     WHAT IT I'M WRONG? theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673548 A mini-lesson based on a Big Think video, featuring the late Daniel Dennett discussing why philosophers should also have a comprehensive understanding of science.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673548     EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON IT theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673549 A mini-lesson based on a Big Think article, asserting that everyone - not just scientists and philosophers - should care more about the truth, and insist on its wider application.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673549     MUSIC VS. GEOPOLITICS theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673550 A mini-lesson based on an Independent article, reporting on calls by former contestants, and some media outlets, to ban Israel from taking part in Eurovision 2025 due to events in Gaza.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673550     EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON IT theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673551 A mini-lesson based on a Big Think article, asserting that everyone - not just scientists and philosophers - should care more about the truth, and insist on its wider application.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673551     FIRST-HAND TESTIMONY theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673552 A mini-lesson based on a National WWII Museum (New Orleans) post, reporting on the news that John Hemingway - the last surviving battle of Britain pilot - has just died at the age of 105.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673552     THE CAMERA NEVER LIES theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673553 A mini-lesson based on a long Guardian photo-essay, which discusses 28 images from the last 150 years that have fooled people “for political power, image control - or just for fun”.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673553     EVOCATIVE & SENSATIONAL? theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673554 A mini-lesson based on a BBC article, in which historians discuss the limitations of AI-powered animations showing the points-of-view of people waking up in different historical time periods.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673554     THE LANGUAGE OF CONNECTION theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673555 A mini-lesson based on a Big Think interview with Robert MacFarlane, in which he discusses how language and perception shape our relationship with the natural world.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673555     DIGITAL SHORTHAND theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673556 A mini-lesson based on a Conversation article, warning texters that they should think twice before using shorthand like “thx” and “plz” to communicate with others.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673556     WORDS OF THE YEAR REVISITED theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673557 A mini-lesson based on a Conversation article, which argues that the ‘words of the year’ (which we always feature in the TOK newsletter!) don’t tell us much about the state of the world.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673557     LOST IN TRANSLATION theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673558 A mini-lesson based on a BBC Future article, looking at the challenges of translating words and terms related to climate change, and the consequences of getting this wrong.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673558     EXPLORING THE ETHNOLOGUE theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673559 A mini-lesson based on a Sapiens article, discussing the purpose and importance of calculating how many different languages are spoken by cultures throughout the world.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673559     FREE WILL VS. DETERMINISM theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673561 A mini-lesson based on a Project Syndicate article, in which Peter Singer explores whether we are responsible for our choices, or whether everything is determined by factors beyond our control.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673561     BEYOND HUMAN UNDERSTANDING theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673564 A mini-lesson based on a Vox article, which asserts that there are no longer any ‘acts of God’, and what the implications of this are in terms of our relationship with the natural world.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673564     AI-GENERATED FAKERY theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673565 A mini-lesson based on a Guardian article, which explores why the pope is being so widely used as a deepfake image on the Internet, and the social and moral implications of this.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673565     THE DIGITAL & THE DIVINE theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673566 A mini-lesson based on an AP article, looking at the creation of an AI avatar of Jesus in a chapel in Switzerland, and its impact on visitors from different cultural backgrounds.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673566     TRUSTING THE UNTRUSTWORTHY theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673567 A mini-lesson based on a Guardian article, which explores whether we have evolved to become ‘hardwired’ to trust and offer our support to autocratic leaders who have their own interests at heart.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673567     CREATIVE EXPRESSION theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673568 A mini-lesson based on a copy of a letter by artists published in Tribune, arguing that the Irish rap band Kneecap are being persecuted and deplatformed by the authorities.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673568     A VACCINATING EFFECT theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673569 A mini-lesson based on a Guardian article, reporting on the news that a new ‘historically accurate’ digital replica of Auschwitz will allow films to be set there, breaking the taboo that currently exists.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673569     QUICK-FIX SOLUTIONS theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673570 A mini-lesson based on a Guardian investigation, which has discovered that over 50% of mental health videos on TikTok contain misleading or inaccurate information.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673570     THE SOUND OF SILENCE theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673571 A New Humanist story, exploring what you miss out on when you never sit alone with your thoughts.   

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673571     WHEN STUPIDITY TAKES REIGN theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673572 A Big Think story, comparing the effects of being stupid, and being evil, and concluding the former is more dangerous.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673572     FANTASIES FOR OUTSIDERS theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673573 A Guardian story, looking at how Ayahuasca tourism is leading to the increased exploitation of indigenous people in South America.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673573     A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673574 A CNN story, reporting on how ChatGPT is providing the spiritual meaning for an increasing number of people in the USA.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673574     AI-GENERATED SUPERMODELS theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673575 A BBC story, looking at the societal impact of an AI model created for Guess, the first one of its kind to appear in Vogue magazine.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673575     THEFT VS. COMPETITION theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673576 A BBC story, investigating the new band The Velvet Sundown, which may (or not) be totally AI-fabricated.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673576     THE RISE OF DR CHATGPT theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673577 A Wired story, looking at how patients and doctors are increasingly turning to AI-chatbots to make medical diagnoses and recommendations.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673577     ONLINE LANGUAGES theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673578 A BBC story, exploring the way the language we speak determines the way we use the Internet, specifically, the videos we watch and upload.  

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673578     ALTRUISM VS. INDIVIDUALISM theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673579 A BBC story, looking at the paradox of how we seemed to be hardwired to be altruistic, but society rewards individualism. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673579     OVERLOOKED BUT ESSENTIAL theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673580 A Sapiens story, looking at how the prehistoric role of women as ‘food processors’ has been completely neglected. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673580     THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673581 An AP story, looking at President Trump’s assertion that the Smithsonian focuses too much on slavery, and negative aspects of US history.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673581     UNDER NO ILLUSIONS theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673582 A Variety story, featuring an interview with an AI-generated version of Joaquin Oliver, who was killed in the Parkland school shooting.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673582     A POLITICAL REBRAND theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673583 A BBC story, reporting on the decision to rename the US Department of Defense the ‘Department of War’, to "project strength and resolve". 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673583     GRACE AND VENGEANCE theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673584 An ABC story, offering an analysis of religion and politics in the USA in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673584     I WILL NOT EAT THE BUGS! theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673586 A BBC Future story, looking at how suggestions that eating insects might help us combat climate change have fuelled a conspiracy theory. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673586     CONCEPTION IN THE LAB theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673587 An NPR story, looking at news that scientists have created human eggs in the lab, using skin cells - and what the implications are of this. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673587     LAUGHING THEN THINKING theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673588 A Guardian story, looking at the annual Ig Science Awards, which this year saw innovations including “a Teflon diet, garlic milk and zebra cows.”

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673588     OPTIONAL VACCINATIONS theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673589 A BBC story, looking at the potential impact of new laws in the US that give parents the choice to waive vaccinations for their children.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673589     AN ACT OF THEFT? theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673590 A Guardian story, looking at how the arrival on the scene of ‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood is being condemned by members of the film industry.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673590     A DIFFERENCE, NOT A DEFECT theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673592 A Conversation story, discussing the call by many experts to rethink the concept of the ‘autism spectrum’ in everyday language. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673592     DISTORTION & WARINESS theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673593 A mini-lesson based on a Big Think article, in which a migration expert unpacks what global migration statistics reveal - and fail to reveal - about the movement of people around the world.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673593     AN IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673594 A mini-lesson based on a Quanta magazine article, featuring quotes by a range of scientists predicting how AI will impact on the way scientific knowledge is produced and used.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673594     THE SPOILS OF SCIENCE theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673595 A Conversation story, considering what companies owe to the indigenous people of Easter Island, where a billion dollar ‘miracle drug’ was found. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673595     DID THEY EVER CONSENT? theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673596 A Conversation story looking at the ethics of anatomical drawings, that feature in medical textbooks, and which were often created via troubling ethical scenarios. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673596     SHIFTING THE MOON theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673597 A Guardian story, which discusses whether AI is helping composers to create new music, or if it’s about to put them all out of business. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673597     OVER-PROCESSED HOTDOGS theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673599 A Guardian story, which reports on Robin Williams’s daughter, Zelda, requesting fans stop generating AI videos of her father. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673599     APOLOGY LANGUAGE theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673600 A Conversation story, examining the importance of language in business - specifically, how CEOs apologize for mistakes in their companies. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673600     PARTICIPATORY DISINFORMATION theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673601 A Conversation story, exploring AI-generated political memes, which don’t seek to persuade or manipulate, but create in-jokes with followers. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673601     RESHAPING THE AFTERLIFE theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673602 A Wired story, exploring the way technology is reshaping the afterlife, and what it means to be dead.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673602     A CRISIS OF TRUTH theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673603 A Conversation story, exploring how our diminishing interest in truth is impacting the state of democracy around the world.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673603     CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673604 An Al Jazeera story, reporting on the Doomsday clock being moved to 85 second to midnight, the closest it has ever been to destruction. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673604     REWARD VS. INTEGRITY theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673605 An FT story, which asks the question, ‘What happens when psychologists mislead us?’, focusing on famous cases such as the Stanford Prison Experiment. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673605     NOT A PORTABLE LIGHT theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673606 A Big Think story, looking at the phenomenon of ‘epistemic trespassers’ - when experts from one field wade into the territory of another. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673606     A PATHWAY TO ATTACHMENT theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673607 A Conversation article, exploring Michael Caine’s decision to sell his voice to an AI company, and what we can learn from this about identity and voice. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673607     SOCIAL MEDIA & REALITY theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673608 A Conversation story, analysing how social media has changed over the last 10 years via a deep dive into the evolution of Instagram posts. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673608     WAR AND ACCOUNTABILITY theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673609 A Forbes story, looking at how AI is shaping the way we wage war, and the ethical implications of this. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673609     “ALL GOOD ART IS POLITICAL” theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673610 An Al Jazeera story, reporting on Arundhati Roy’s decision to quit the Berlin Film Festival in protest against Wim Wenders’ assertion that artists shouldn’t be political. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673610     TRUE TO THE SPIRIT theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673611 An Independent story, offering a very negative review of the new adaptation of Wuthering Heights, prompting questions about the responsibilities of filmmakers. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673611     A POTENT FORM OF BAIT theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673613 A DW story, investigating the rise of looksmaxxing, focusing on the activities of the influencer Clavicular, known for his ‘bonesmashing’ techniques - and controversial views. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673613     DELIBERATELY ADDICTIVE theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673614 A Guardian story, reporting on Meta and YouTube being found guilty of having deliberately designed products that are addictive and harmful to young people. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673614     THE DEATH OF HOLLYWOOD? theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673615 A Sky News story, reporting the popularity of the AI influencer ‘Chloe vs. history’, and why her rise is worrying Hollywood. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673615     DOCTOR OR MESSIAH? theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673617 A BBC story, looking at the recent image of Donald Trump portrayed as Jesus, and healing the sick, which was deleted after a negative backlash.  

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673617     INTEREST OR OBSESSION? theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673618 A Guardian story, focusing on a new serial killer exhibit in New York, and asking whether our obsession with true crime has gone too far.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673618     EARTH RISING, AND SETTING theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673619 A BBC story, looking at what the images of the Earth taken by Artemis reveal about changes since the famous Earthrise photo of 1968.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673619     TAKING CANDY FROM A BABY theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673621 A Guardian story, which offers a deep dive into the skincare industry for children, targeting young people down to the age of two or three years old. 

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673621     MAGIC OR STATISTICS? theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673622 A Hannah Fry story, in which she ‘proves’ that a bankrupt British department store was built by ancient aliens, giving us an interesting insight into our brains.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673622     HIDING BEHIND MATHEMATICS theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673623 A Forbes story, arguing mathematical models are not neutral instruments, but built out of intentional choices encoding specific value systems and worldviews.

    ]]>     2026-06-10 21:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673623     TRUTH VERSUS AUDIENCE SIZE theory_of_knowledge https://padlet.com/theory_of_knowledge/ck9env000pww4irz/wish/3948673624 A Wired story, reporting on the ‘civil war’ that has kicked off as a result of the release of the biopic about Michael Jackson, pitting truth against audience size. 

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